Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BlueBaby]

This was eviction attempt #3 this afternoon as I was unloading the Jeep

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All day long I was luring chickens out of various cars and trucks! As well as telling them the trailer is for cats and humans... “not for chickens! Out!!!”

But they are just looking to see if you left any snack's in there for them!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Ribh is right Bob, it isn't just you.
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Ah! Shadrach's chickens in their natural habitat, living the life of their ancestors!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Oh Chickie!

Oh dear, Chickie’s eggs have been a bit worrying of late. I must find a big bottle of water calcium additive in addition to their breakfast. I don’t want to lose her, she’s a happy, friendly little thing!

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Oh dear, that does look worrisome. I have been giving my girls access to "Calcivet" in a separate water bottle every day as well as shell grit.

My local saddlery/produce store has it. I think Petbarn carries it too Lozzy.

 

[Ribh]

Oh dear, that does look worrisome. I have been giving my girls access to "Calcivet" in a separate water bottle every day as well as shell grit.

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My local saddlery/produce store has it. I think Petbarn carries it too Lozzy.

Yep. Our produce store carries it.

 

[Shadrach]

Ah! Shadrach's chickens in their natural habitat, living the life of their ancestors!

Indeed. The Marans came from France. The person who breeds them is an old school chicken keeper with one of those rambling farm houses.
Their chickens go in and out of their house and have afaik for the last 80 years. Not sure of the provenance of the Bantams.
It's very easy to forget that the keep chicken in coops and runs method isn't how much of the rest of the world keep chickens.
Should you go to Asia (the home of the wild jungle fowl) you will see lots of chickens wandering around the villages and going in and out of peoples houses.
If you visit one of the cultural/heritage museums here there are lots of pictures of farm houses with chickens in the kitchen and they're not dead chickens.
Chickens have been sharing accommodation with humans and other animals since their domestication.
It's the humans that don't understand this, not the chickens. It takes a bit of cultural adjustment and common sense to differentiate between wild fowl and domestic fowl.
Not being stupid creatures they will go where there is maximum safety and here it's my house.
maybe the picture below suits your perception of 'natural' environment better.
This is the same tribe that are in the earlier picture.

 

[Shadrach]

Chicken keeping runs in the family, I see.

My sister has kept a small all hen flock for the past 25 years.
My parents didn't keep chickens but two of my uncles did.
I know that one of my grandparents kept Black Rocks in Scotland.

 

[Ribh]

My sister has kept a small all hen flock for the past 25 years.
My parents didn't keep chickens but two of my uncles did.
I know that one of my grandparents kept Black Rocks in Scotland.

There are advantages to an all hen flock...

 

[Ribh]

Indeed. The Marans came from France. The person who breeds them is an old school chicken keeper with one of those rambling farm houses.
Their chickens go in and out of their house and have afaik for the last 80 years. Not sure of the provenance of the Bantams.
It's very easy to forget that the keep chicken in coops and runs method isn't how much of the rest of the world keep chickens.
Should you go to Asia (the home of the wild jungle fowl) you will see lots of chickens wandering around the villages and going in and out of peoples houses.
If you visit one of the cultural/heritage museums here there are lots of pictures of farm houses with chickens in the kitchen and they're not dead chickens.
Chickens have been sharing accommodation with humans and other animals since their domestication.
It's the humans that don't understand this, not the chickens. It takes a bit of cultural adjustment and common sense to differentiate between wild fowl and domestic fowl.
Not being stupid creatures they will go where there is maximum safety and here it's my house.
maybe the picture below suits your perception of 'natural' environment better.
This is the same tribe that are in the earlier picture.
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When we first moved to the island our closest neighbours were the farm & the chickens went in & out of the house as they pleased.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Some fluffy butts for you Bob.

This is Tsuki and Deana looking for worms in the "grazing tyre" that I just took the cover off.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Indeed. The Marans came from France. The person who breeds them is an old school chicken keeper with one of those rambling farm houses.
Their chickens go in and out of their house and have afaik for the last 80 years. Not sure of the provenance of the Bantams.
It's very easy to forget that the keep chicken in coops and runs method isn't how much of the rest of the world keep chickens.
Should you go to Asia (the home of the wild jungle fowl) you will see lots of chickens wandering around the villages and going in and out of peoples houses.
If you visit one of the cultural/heritage museums here there are lots of pictures of farm houses with chickens in the kitchen and they're not dead chickens.
Chickens have been sharing accommodation with humans and other animals since their domestication.
It's the humans that don't understand this, not the chickens. It takes a bit of cultural adjustment and common sense to differentiate between wild fowl and domestic fowl.
Not being stupid creatures they will go where there is maximum safety and here it's my house.
maybe the picture below suits your perception of 'natural' environment better.
This is the same tribe that are in the earlier picture.
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Actually, when I said "ancestors" I was thinking pre-domestication .

I'm just jealous that we can't have them in the house here.....although I suppose we could rip the carpets up.... I don't know what the hubby would think though